About Us
Diagnostic Ultrasound Delivered...
Welcome to Franimal's Solutions, your premier mobile veterinary ultrasound service catering to most of the Middle Tennessee area! At Franimal's, we bring advanced diagnostic ultrasound capabilities directly to your hospital, ensuring the preservation of your invaluable doctor-client-patient relationships. Our mission is to deliver consistent, prompt, precise, and cost-effective services.
Franimal, a highly skilled and credentialed veterinary technician, expertly captures ultrasound images, which are then meticulously reviewed and interpreted by a board-certified veterinary specialist. Our comprehensive reports include ultrasound findings, a thorough list of potential diagnoses, and recommendations for further diagnostic steps.
Veterinarians, please refer to our Price List for an overview of the most requested services we offer. (Please email FranimalsSolutions@gmail.com for our universal login information.)
Pet parents, we encourage you to consult your primary care veterinarian for information on scheduling and pricing tailored to your pet's needs.
Frances "franimal" faulkner, lvmt, elite ffcp, veterinary ultrasound technician & owner
Frances is a Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician in Middle Tennessee. She has been in the field since 2004 and graduated with honors from Bel-Rea Institute for Animal Technology in 2008. Frances has had the privilege to work in many facets of this industry including internal medicine, clinical pathology with Antech & Idexx, animal triage with National Veterinary Response Team and shelter medicine with MaxFund Wellness. She is an Elite Fear Free Certified Veterinary Professional, Low Stress Animal Handling Silver Certified, Pet Loss Bereavement Counseling Certified and finally is a L1 Healing Touch for Animals Practitioner. Frances has completed ultrasound training and certification through various offerings including SonoPath and Oncura Partners. Her goal is to expand her ultrasound skills to the max over the next couple of years. Frances currently holds memberships with National Association for Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA), Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) and Tennessee Veterinary Technicians Association (TVTA).
In Fran's spare time, she loves to hang around the house with her husband, Matt. They love their frenchie (Gilda Bean), lab (Cooper Le Goober) and kitties (Sofia Rose & Nacho El Tigre).
Our Services
Abdominal Ultrasound
A full, comprehensive abdominal ultrasound is performed allowing thorough evaluation of all abdominal organs and structures. Included in all abdominal ultrasounds is an interpretation by board-certified veterinary internist, Dr. Larson at Music City Pet Internal Medicine Solutions, with the option to add a comprehensive consultation for an additional fee.
Echocardiogram
Full Doppler echocardiograms are performed on every case. An Oncura professional sonographer remotely walks us through every study to ensure quality diagnostic imaging. All echos are interpreted by a board-certified cardiologist with the option to add a comprehensive consultation for an additional fee.
...How It Works...
1. ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURE
2. SPECIALIST INTERPRETATION
2. SPECIALIST INTERPRETATION
A highly trained, experienced and credentialed veterinary technician will show up at your clinic to perform comprehensive ultrasound image capture.
This involves using an ultrasound machine to capture images of the animal's internal structures. Franimal's role is to ensure accurate and high-quality image capture during this process.
2. SPECIALIST INTERPRETATION
2. SPECIALIST INTERPRETATION
2. SPECIALIST INTERPRETATION
Once the ultrasound images are captured, Franimal's sends them to a third-party telemedicine service.
This service connects you with board-certified veterinary specialists, such as radiologists, internists, or cardiologists. These specialists will remotely review and interpret the ultrasound images.
3. ULTRASOUND REPORT
2. SPECIALIST INTERPRETATION
3. ULTRASOUND REPORT
The specialist who reviews the images prepares an official ultrasound report. This report contains ultrasound findings, differential diagnoses and recommended next diagnostic steps.
The finalized report is then emailed directly to your veterinary clinic. A link to the ultrasound study may be emailed to you upon request.